The Flintstone Kids
Opening Theme
"The Flintstone Kids"
Producer(s)
Kay Wright Berny Wolf and Lynn Hoag (associate producers)
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The Flintstone Kids is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera . It is an alternative incarnation of the studio's original animated series The Flintstones . The series depicts juvenile versions of the main characters from the original show.[1] It aired from September 6, 1986 to May 21, 1988 on ABC and as part of the weekday/weekend morning programming block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera . [2] Unlike the previous shows, this was the first Flintstone series not to have a laugh track .
Overview
The program follows the adventures of Fred Flintstone , Barney Rubble , Wilma Slaghoople , Betty McBricker and Dino as children as they share their childhood with their friends Nate Slate, Philo Quartz, and Dreamchip Gemstone and deal with their bully Rocky Ratrock and his group consisting of Tommy, Flab Slab, Janet Granite, and Rocky's dog Stalagbite.[3]
Episodes
Main article: List of The Flintstone Kids episodes
List of The Flintstone Kids episodes
Segments
This series featured the following segments:
The Flintstone Kids: The "main" story of the show. It would either be a single full-length episode or be split into two different stories.
Flintstone Funnies: Freddy, Barney, Wilma and Betty dream of exciting fantasy adventures. This segment was dropped in the second season.
Dino's Dilemmas: The adventures and misadventures of Freddy's pet dinosaur Dino .
Captain Caveman and Son: The adventures of Captain Caveman with his son Cavey Jr. as they fight bad guys like the evil genius Mr. Bad. This segment was actually a "show within a show " whereby Captain Caveman and Son is a TV show watched by the main characters, where the "fourth wall " is broken frequently.
Voice cast
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Charlie Adler as Cavey Jr., Armored Car Robber (in "Captain Knaveman")
Bever-Leigh Banfield as Mayor of Bedrock
Michael Bell as Mr. Billy Bad
Mel Blanc as Dino , Bob Rubble, Captain Caveman , Piggy McGrabit (in "Greed It and Weep," "Captain Cavedog")
Susan Blu as Dreamchip Gemstone, Janet Granite, Mrs. Gemstone
Hamilton Camp as Barney Rubble , Flab Slab
Henry Corden as Ed Flintstone, Edna Flintstone
Julie Dees as Wilma Slaghoople (1986–1987), Mica Slaghoople, Mickey Slaghoople, Tommy
June Foray as Grandma Cavemom
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser as Wilma Slaghoople (1987–1988)
Dana Hill as Criminal (in "Captain Knaveman")
Buster Jones as Officer Quartz
Kenneth Mars as Narrator ("Captain Caveman and Son" segments), Armored Car Robber (in "Captain Knaveman"), Museum Robber (in "Captain Knaveman")
Scott Menville as Freddy Flintstone (1987–1988)
Bumper Robinson as Philo Quartz
Michael Rye as Mr. Slaghoople
Ronnie Schell as Yuckster (in "A Tale of Too Silly," "Day of the Villains," "The Cream -Pier Strikes Back," "Captain Cavedog")
Marilyn Schreffler as Rocky Ratrock, Flo Rubble
John Stephenson as Mr. Gemstone, Ditto Master (in "The Ditto Master," "Day of the Villains")
Jean Vander Pyl as Pearl Pebble-Slaghoople
B.J. Ward as Betty McBricker , Mrs. Rockbottom
Beau Weaver as Beaver (Season 1 only)
Lennie Weinrib as Freddy Flintstone (1986–1987), Police Commissioner
Frank Welker as Nate Slate, Stalagbite, Fang, fill-ins for Dino and Bob Rubble, Thug (in "Captain Knaveman")
Additional voices
Season 1
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Season 2
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Home media
On May 4, 2010, Warner Home Video released Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s, Volume 1 , a compilation release which features episodes from various 80's cartoons including an episode from The Flintstone Kids.[4] On March 11, 2014, Warner Home Video released The Flintstone Kids: Rockin' in Bedrock , a 2-disc set featuring 10 episodes from the first season, on DVD in Region 1.[5]
Reception
Critical response
Common Sense Media gave the series a three out of five stars, saying: "Bedrock, the early years: cute and more P.C."[6]
Awards
In 1988, Mary Jo Ludin and Lane Raichert were given the Humanitas Prize for the show's episode "Rocky's Rocky Road".[7]
References
↑ (2005) Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 , 2nd, McFarland & Co, page 333–344. ISBN 978-1476665993 .
↑ (2018) The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . Rowman & Littlefield, page 209–214. ISBN 978-1538103739 .
↑ "Saturday Morning: Good And Bad ", Los Angeles Times .
↑ Stone-Age Preteens, Mr. T , Dirk the Daring and More on WHV's Saturday AM '80s DVD Script error: No such module "webarchive".
↑ We've Got a First Look at the Cover Art for 'Rockin' in Bedrock' Script error: No such module "webarchive".
↑ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-flintstone-kids
↑ Sennett, Ted. The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity . New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82978-1 Script error: No such module "Check isxn". . p. 262.
External links
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Episodes
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Television series
1950s:
The Ruff and Reddy Show | The Huckleberry Hound Show (Yogi Bear / Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks / Hokey Wolf ) | The Quick Draw McGraw Show (Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy / Snooper and Blabber )
1960s:
The Flintstones | The Yogi Bear Show (Snagglepuss / Yakky Doodle ) | Top Cat | The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series (Wally Gator / Touché Turtle and Dum Dum / Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har ) | The Jetsons | The Magilla Gorilla Show (Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse / Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long ) | Jonny Quest | The Peter Potamus Show (Breezly and Sneezly / Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey ) | The Atom Ant Show (Precious Pupp / The Hillbilly Bears / Secret Squirrel / Squiddly Diddly / Winsome Witch ) | Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt | Laurel and Hardy | Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles | Space Ghost and Dino Boy (Space Ghost (TV series) / Dino Boy in the Lost Valley ) | The Space Kidettes | The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show | Birdman and the Galaxy Trio | The Herculoids | Shazzan | Fantastic Four | Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor | Samson & Goliath | The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (The Banana Splits / Arabian Knights / The Three Musketeers / Micro Ventures / Danger Island ) | The Adventures of Gulliver | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Wacky Races | The Perils of Penelope Pitstop | Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines | Cattanooga Cats | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
1970s:
Harlem Globetrotters | Josie and the Pussycats | Where's Huddles? | The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show | Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! | The Funky Phantom | The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan | Wait Till Your Father Gets Home | The Flintstone Comedy Hour | The Roman Holidays | Sealab 2020 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space | Speed Buggy | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids | Yogi's Gang | Super Friends | Goober and the Ghost Chasers | Inch High, Private Eye | Jeannie | The Addams Family (1973) | Hong Kong Phooey | Devlin | Partridge Family 2200 A.D. | These Are the Days | Valley of the Dinosaurs | Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch | Korg: 70,000 B.C. | The New Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show (The Tom and Jerry Show (1975) / The Great Grape Ape Show / The Mumbly Cartoon Show ) | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (The Scooby-Doo Show / Dynomutt, Dog Wonder ) | Clue Club | Jabberjaw | Fred Flintstone and Friends (The Flintstone Comedy Hour / Goober and the Ghost Chasers / Jeannie / Partridge Family 2200 A.D. / The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show / Yogi's Gang ) | Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (The Scooby-Doo Show / Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! / Laff-A-Lympics / Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels / The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt ) | CB Bears (Posse Impossible / Blast-Off Buzzard / Undercover Elephant / Shake, Rattle, and Roll / Heyy, It's the King! ) | The Skatebirds (Clue Club / The Robonic Stooges / Wonder Wheels / Mystery Island ) | The All-New Super Friends Hour (The Wonder Twins ) | The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour | The All New Popeye Hour (Dinky Dog ) | Yogi's Space Race (Galaxy Goof-Ups ) | Buford and the Galloping Ghost (The Buford Files / The Galloping Ghost ) | Challenge of the Super Friends | Godzilla (Jana of the Jungle ) | Fred and Barney Meet The Thing and the Shmoo (The New Fred and Barney Show / The Thing / The New Shmoo ) | Casper and the Angels | The Super Globetrotters | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | The World's Greatest Super Friends | Amigo and Friends
1980s:
The B.B. Beegle Show | Super Friends | Drak Pack | The Flintstone Comedy Show | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo / Richie Rich ) | Laverne & Shirley in the Army | Space Stars (Teen Force / Astro and the Space Mutts / Space Ghost / The Herculoids ) | The Kwicky Koala Show (The Bungle Brothers / Crazy Claws / Dirty Dawg ) | Trollkins | The Smurfs (Johan and Peewit ) | The Flintstone Funnies (The Flintstone Family Adventures / Bedrock Cops / Pebbles, Dino and Bamm-Bamm / Captain Caveman / Dino and Cavemouse / The Frankenstones ) | The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show (The Little Rascals / Richie Rich / Pac-Man ) | Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour | The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo / Scrappy and Yabba-Doo / The Puppy's Further Adventures ) | Jokebook | Shirt Tales | The Gary Coleman Show | The Dukes | The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show (Monchhichis / The Little Rascals / Richie Rich ) | The Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour (Rubik, the Amazing Cube / Pac-Man ) | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries ) | The Biskitts | Lucky Luke | Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince | Going Bananas | Snorks | Challenge of the GoBots | Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | Paw Paws | Yogi's Treasure Hunt | Galtar and the Golden Lance | The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | The New Adventures of Jonny Quest | Pound Puppies | The Flintstone Kids (Captain Caveman and Son ) | Foofur | Wildfire | Sky Commanders | Popeye and Son | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | The New Yogi Bear Show | Fantastic Max | The Further Adventures of SuperTed | Paddington Bear
1990s:
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | Tom & Jerry Kids (Droopy and Dripple / Spike and Tyke ) | Wake, Rattle, and Roll | Gravedale High | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone | The Pirates of Dark Water | Yo Yogi! | Young Robin Hood | Fish Police | Capitol Critters | The Addams Family | Droopy, Master Detective | The New Adventures of Captain Planet | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | 2 Stupid Dogs (Super Secret Secret Squirrel | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Dumb and Dumber | What a Cartoon! | Cave Kids | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Dexter's Laboratory | Johnny Bravo | Cow and Chicken / I Am Weasel | The Powerpuff Girls
Warner Bros. Animation television series based on cartoons:
What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Wacky Races (2017) | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!